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Now, The Hollywood Reporter learned that "Alice in Wonderland" screenwriter Linda Woolverton has been hired by Disney to pen the project about the mistress of all evil!

Woolverton previously wrote 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" and 1994's "The Lion King" for Disney.

But I don't know why everyone is saying Tim Burton may direct! According to my super-reliable Disney source, the idea of retelling "Sleeping Beauty" from the point of view of Maleficent came from Brad Bird, the fantastic writer/director of "The Iron Giant," "The Incredibles," and "Ratatouille" among others.

Sure, Burton has a great, profitable relationship with Disney, but so does Bird. If the studio is thinking of an edgy but family-friendly film (a Burton territory) look no further than "The Incredibles!" Bird made an excellent family-friendly film about a superhero family questioning their superhero morals!

I'm voting for Bird to tackle this project! For more on the "Maleficent" project, click here.

Now, TV Guide Magazine has caught up with Garry Marshall (director of "Valentine's Day" and "Laverne & Shirley" producer) at the 18th Annual Night At Sardi's Fundraiser for Alzheimer's where the director was honored (his mother died of the disease). Marshall confirmed that Jamie Foxx is writing the script for the "Laverne & Shirley" movie! Say what?

The last project Foxx has written was for the TV show "From G's to Gents" (he's the creator of the show) although the actor wrote some of the most memorable "In Living Color" bits. Still, Foxx has not been credited in writing a movie, so can he give "Laverne & Shirley" justice?

Apparently, Marshall seemed to think so. The director revealed to TV Guide that, “Jamie and I are trying to do it...he’s writing it. It’s a whole different modern day take on how they came up on the streets during difficult times. Laverne would be this very tough girl with a big ‘L’ tattooed on her arm. Jennifer Garner would play Laverne and Jessica Biel would play Shirley.”

Marshall added that the original sitcom stars, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, will have roles in the film but Foxx asked him not to reveal anything yet.

This is good news for "Clash of the Titans" and Sam Worthington fans! Firstshowing.net exclusively learned that director Louis Letterier originally signed on to make a trilogy for Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and has even written an entire story for all three movies!

Leterrier reveals that: "On top of that, I wrote two other movies… It was three movies. Warners came to me and said 'we'll greenlight your movie if you promise us [two more.]'" He continues, "You can tell that that story the story doesn't end at the Clash of the Titans… And I said 'thanks a lot' because I love doing that. And I had to write two stories. So Clash of the Titans is, and especially 'Titans' is, actually a bigger movie. So 'Titans' are coming." That extended story is exactly what Leterrier likes in his movie, too. "I actually love wanting more out of a movie," he says.

We always hear this news though. Before a big blockbuster opens, there's always talks about sequels and trilogies. But in the end, it's all about what people want, so if "Clash of the Titans" becomes a huge moneymaker, then Warner Bros. may move forward with the planned trilogy. I will post my review of "Clash of the Titans" very soon!

"American Idiot" is not making its Broadway debut until April 20, but talks are already circulating that Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman want to turn the musical into a feature film, Deadline Hollywood Daily is exclusively reporting.

"American Idiot" uses the songs of Green Day to tell the story of three small-town guys. One joins the armed forces, one becomes a wayward junkie after moving to the city, and the other plays it safe and stays home and gets his girlfriend pregnant. Drama!

The latest Playtone Broadway-to-film project was "Mamma Mia!" from Universal, so it's likely that the shingle will offer the rights to the studio. But Universal is busy turning another musical, "In the Heights" into a big screen adaptation. The studio has hired Kenny Ortega to direct the project.

But honestly? What Universal needs to do is scrap everything and do a big-screen adaptation of "Wicked!" Now that will be, well, wicked!